“By highlighting entrepreneurs who are innovating solutions to climate change locally, and using art as a medium to tell these stories, we hope to create a more accessible entry point in the conversation surrounding climate change.”

The exhibit in the MaRS Atrium will be open to the public for two weeks, with an official launch on August 26, 2014 from 6:30-9:00 p.m. The evening will also include a talkback with the artists and entrepreneurs, a screening of a documentary about the artistic process, and a keynote address by cleantech entrepreneur, investor and author, Tom Rand.

The project emerged from conversations between young leaders from Action Canada and Studio Y at MaRS, with mentorship and incubation from MaRS’ Cleantech venture services.

MaRS Discovery District (@MaRSDD) in Toronto is one of the world’s largest urban innovation hubs. MaRS cultivates high-impact ventures and equips innovators to drive economic and societal prosperity. MaRS provides expert advice and market research, and makes connections to talent, customers and capital. MaRS startup clients have created 6,500 jobs and, in the last three years alone, they have raised $1 billion in capital and generated $500 million in revenue.